liANCASER DAILY-DsTTELLIGENCER SATURDAY AUGUST 4. 1883. ; - lmcastet Jntelligemxr. 8ATURDAT BVBOTNQ, AUG. 4. 1888. WhereUie Tax Sheald Ge. President Arthur says' tbat-Penn-sylvania should favor the abolition of the internal revenue. He thinks that Con gressmen Kelly and Bandall had a great deal te de with securing such recom mendation from the Democratic con vention. It is quite a novel suggestion that Congressman Kelly would have influence in that quarter. But the presi dent seems te think that en the tariff issue Democrats and Republicans lie down together in Pennsylvania. He thinks Democrats here are in favor of the abolition of the internal revenue be cause that measure would necessitate a high protective tariff. But here Mr. Arthur is wrong, as we conceive. Ne doubt a great many people think that if the revenue from customs is made te bear all the burthen of supporting the government that the duties will need te be raised. But they se think without giving much consideration te the mat ter. These who de consider it easily see that as little revenue may be ob tained from a very high tariff as from a very low one. A great many articles maybe imported at a low duty and yield in the aggregate a small revenue ; or a small number may be imported at a verv hich duty with like result. Many storekeepers conduct their business en the principle of large sales and small profits, and make fortunes ; ethers go en the idea of small sales and large profits and make fortunes; while still ethers, and the majority, try te combine the two systems, and, falling between the two steels, make neither large sales, large profits nor large fortunes. The collection of a revenue is like any ether business; and it is quite possible te col lect a large or a Email revenue from large or small duties. The intelligent Democrats of Pennsylvania, who de mand the remission of the tax en whisky and tobacco, de net de se because of their desire te keep the duties en foreign articles which Pennsylvania manufac tures. They defend their duties upon the ground that the public prosperity demands a certain measure of protection te certain manufactures. They demaud the release of tobacco and whisky from the federal government's impost, because they understand that the federal govern mentdees net need this revenue, and because tliey knew that Pennsylvania and her municipalities de. They de net want te release the tax en whisky and tobacco, but they want the state te ap propriate it. The claim of theDemecratic platlurn for "economies enforced by the Demo cratic Heuse of Representatives, and in the departments of state government which have passed under Democratic control," is net a mere empty beast. It can be substantiated by undeniable fig ure3. The Intelligencer has already shown hew the Democratic Heuse sur rendered and failed te fill some twenty needless ellices, into each of which it could have plumped some party werke at a useless expense te tlie state had it followed Republican precedents. It saved the money. New comes another equally forcible illustration of Deme cratic economy and reform. Fer many years this journal has conspicuously pointed out the abuses which prevailed in the matter of advertising and con tracting for supplies by the state depart ment. Under Quay the business was run te furnish pap and plunder for the party organs. Again and again we pointed out hew large savings could be effected and what an inordinate cost was the expense of advertising compared even with the prices actually paid for the supplies themselves. We felt quite confident that Secretary Stenger would make a reform in this matter ; the ex hibit which his department makes exceeds all expectation. His saving is nearly 50 per cent, en the cost of the corresponding service under Quay. The Republican party must go. WnAT de the Republican newspapers mean by talking about Taggart and Powell as obscure and unknown men ? Surely they areas conspicuous and have as honorable records as their opponents. Te have wen his way, by meritorious service in the Union army, from the rank and file te the place of major, as Taggart did, is surely as honorable as te have done his fighting in the British army, as Livesy did ; and te held a prominent and independent place and be held in eminent esteem among the oil producers of Pennsylvania is as cred itable te Cjpt. Taggart as it is te Lives te have been regarded simply as " Chris Magee's man " in every place he ever held. Mr. Powell is a neigh ber of Mr. Niles. He has lived in a strong Republican district and yet has been elected te Congress from it en the Democratic ticket. Mr. Niles has been a member of the Legisla ture, and his recent service has been dis tinguished chiefly by his advocacy of the prohibition amendment and the taxation of building associations. He lives in a very heavily Republican county, and yet last fall he was afraid te openly support Beaver or Stewart, and te this day it is a problem which he voted for. Oxe of the significant features of the late Democratic state convention was the excellent order observed, the smooth ness with which the proceedings ran along, and the high average of personal character presented by the delegates ; and all this, tee, notwithstanding the decided increase in their number which has been occasioned by the new rules. In these respects they were fully vindi cated. This occasion also furnished opportunity te test the new plan of representation based upon the party vote, the operation of which, it had been fear ed would tend te give the heavy Demo cratic counties undue influence and at least famish a temptation te the larger delegations te combine for control of the convention. The result proved the groundlessness of these fears. The can -didates, it will be noted, were both taken from minority counties and had small local delegations te present and support item, The Democracy of districts which are snowed under, by mdversi'majerilles can, we feel certain, depend upen5the generosity of their mere fortunate breth ren in majority counties te de the fair thing in state conventions. These who insist thafc-in the .geo graphical distribution of the Democratic state nominees, there is net a wide enough separation of them, should leek at the map. Tidioute and Tewanda, their respective places of residence are further apart thanHarrisburg and Pitts burg; the localities and interests they represent are as distinct as these of almost any two counties in the state.and thnuffh thev are both en the northern border of the state, it is te be noted that nearly every leading state office in the occupancy of the Democrats already is held by persons from the southern border of the state. The north and northwest get no mere than their dues in the two nominations lately conferred. The internal revenue tax must go, and with it several thousand sleek and well fed officeholders. Dersev supplied Garfield with his campaign pocket money, but he get the offer of a cabinet place. Garfield was net mere grateful than Hayes, who was furnished with a check for his personal expenses by Den Cameren, and then kieked the son of his father out of the cabinet. It is new stated, with what truthful ness does net appear, that a slight earth quake was felt en the island of Ischia en the 24th of July, four days befere the ter rible disaster by which se many lives were lest. And that the authorities through a sordid fear of deterring tourists and ethers from visiting the island had " bushed up" the occurrence. The effects of the "hush up" poliey are new manifest. A local illustration of the same criminallyinsensate conduct has been seen within the limits of our own city. The " nusn up" policy applied te the smallpox in the county prison, caused the dread disease te become nearly epidemic in Lancaster, and gave a shock te the business of the city, the effeets of which have net yet entirely passed away. The importation of American meat into Em epe has become quite an important industry. That brought into Antwerpdur iug the year 18S2 had a value of mere than $5,000,000 The selection of this pert is due te the fact that it is a fine distribut iug point for Central and Southern Europe, mere than halt of the importations event, ualiy reaching Germany and France. The value and stability of the imports are welt shown in the fact that they are used mero as an article of barter than as an article of. cotneumptiea. Sanitary monomaniacs raise au occasional stir in calling for the prohibition of perk importation, but while the United States government permits bad beer and worse wines from Germany and France te come te our shores un molested, our brethren across the sea should have little causa for complaint. mm m FEATURES OP THE STATE PRESS. The Pittsburg Times wants a public raorgue in that city. The Lancaster Inquirer is for govern ment control of the telegraph. Meadville is te have a new monthly agricultural paper, te be known as the Pennsylvania Farmer. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin thinks the Pennsylvania legislature could gain immoral fame by going through the Niagara whirlpool in a body. That no seats were contested in cither of the state conventions this year induces the Pittsburg Dispatclt te conclude that thcre was nothing at stake worth fighting ever. The Philadelphia Chronicle Herald be lieves that what the Democratic cenven tien particularly needed was a man who could write a ten or twenty line plat form. The Philadelphia Evening News com plains of what it calls "the injurious inac tivity" of American women, and advocates that mere attention be paid te out deer exercibcs.suc'a aB equestrianism, the use of the trieycle, tennis and croquet. The Laber World predicts that if the great Republican party or the givat Democratic party takes the side of the cor porations, in the present struggle bctweeu capital and labor, cither one will ee down into destruction and oblivion. The Pittsburg Pest thinks when Tem Cooper sayB the extra session " was net justified by any public emergency," he merely states in another way his opposi tion te any apportionment, and his entire cquicscence in the recent infamous gerry mander. A Franklin county farmer, writing te the Germantown Telegiaph, commends Philadelphia as the proper place for the state fair, because it is an close te the great a?i icultural counties of Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin, Yerk, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Chester and Dela ware. 30,000 SAVUD. The Economies Kflected by Secretary et tbe Commonwealth Stenger Pittsburg Pe3t The salary of the secretary of the com meu wealth is $5,000 a year, and in ena little transaction Secretary Stenger has saved the taxpayers the amount of his salary for four years, or what is likely te be his term of office. Instead of sending out te paitizan newspapers long adver tisements specifying every article requisite for the supply of the executive depart meuts, as Secretary Quay did, Mr. Stenger printed brief advertisements, and then furnished contractors lists of the articles required. By this process be saved in advertisement expenses, $9,233.16. Quay paid out en this account in 1882, $10,795.15, while Stenger has paid out for the current year but $1,530. And te show that the new method yielded better results te the state, there was a saving of $10,479 in the cost of supplies. Quay paid out $33,039 and Stenger $22,100. Se that in adver tising and supplies, Seeretary Stenger has made a saving of 819)712 16. Here is the exhibit in tabular ferm: .Quay. Stenger. Supplies, W3.0J9 tSMG) Advertising 10.782 i,9 Totals - .ti3,431 923,099 This is doing pretty well, net only in saving money, but in correcting a very great abuse. Quay' advertisements cost .than ene third the cost of the articles advertised for. Stenger's adver tisements cost less than one fourteenth. PERSONAL. Besj Butler is going Seuth te try the New Orleans route te the White Heuse. Mex curb D. Cekwat is visiting Prof. M&reh at Easten. Mrs. March is his as ter. " ' Edward Themas, a leading citizen of Quakertown, and ex-member of the Leg islature, died yesterday aged 71 years. IT. P. Wills once said that what this country needed is an element in its popu lation that would give it repose. Mare A Blanford, of Columbus, was yesterday elected te the Supreme bench of Georgia te succeed Martin J. Crawford, deceased. Miss M. C. Barr, daughter of Jehn C. Barr, esq., reported stenographieally the proceedings of tbe late Democratic state convention at Harrisburg. President Arthur, General Sheridan and party left Chicago at neon yesterday en a special train for the Yellowstone region. Ne steps will be made except te take en coal ana water. Dr. Jes. Gibbess, of Bird-in-Hand.this county, never tasted tobacco or whisky, never nlaved a same of cards, never read a novel and never in his life was inside of a theatre. Lancaster Inquirer. And yet he is net happy. Wm. A. Montgomery, of Chicago, a son of the late Jehn R. Montgomery, esq., of this city, arrived in Lancaster en Thurs day, en a short visit te friends, and left for home te-day. lie was the guest of H. E. Slay maker. Mr. Charles W. Durell, of Durell Bres. & Ce., Cincinnati, accompanied by his wife, a daughter of the late William Kieffer, formerly of this city, were in Lan caster visiting relatives and friends yester day and te-day, and left for home this afternoon. Rev. Jesse Kennedv, who formerly ran the Mt. Jey soldiers' orphans school, and in 1876 was a candidate at the Republican primaries for the congressional nomination has recently been put en the Republican ticket in Ida county, Iowa, and the district is Republican. Jesse is getting along. Monseigner Cat-el, the distinguished Catholic prelate, has been spending a few days at the villa of Mrs. Baldwin, at Edgewater. He yesterday paid his first visit te Philadelphia and was accompanied by Mrs. Dillen, the mother of his hostess and Mrs. E. Bird Grubb. James Buchanan's income from the practice of law at the Lancaster bar, for tbe years named, was as loliews: ii$, $938; 1814. $1,096; 1815, $2,246; 181G, $3,174: 1817, $5,379; 1818, $7,915; 1819, $7,092; 1820, $5,665; 1821-22, $11,297; 1823, $7,243 ; 1825, $4,521 ; 1826, $2,419 ; 1827, 52,570 ; 1828, $2,008 ; 1829, 3,302. Wayne MacVeaeh is described by Dersev as a man with the face of a fox and the ehin of a liz.ird from whom you couldn't get a drop of bleed if he were cut in two ; " the chilled Icicle of vicious ness would flew Irem evcry artery " This is nearly a3 picturesque as Sam Barr's de scriptien of Jehn Sherman. Mrs. Kate Chase s line estate near Washington, " Edeewoed," is tenautless, while its owner reams in Europe. She left a little ever a month age, with her children, for a five v cars' tour abroad. The grounds are kept in tolerable order by the servant in whose charge they were put by her, but the great house, with its rich furnishings, stands precisely as she left it, and the acres around it lie uncul tivated. A STKAXUB ACOIUKNT TO A UUY. Suspended by one liana Thirty Feet Above xne uecK ei me uriage. About half past 11 o'clock Friday morn ing Jeseph Midwood, aged 6 years, of 30 Carrell street, went in swimming with ether boys in the Trenten basin, above Merchant street, where the steamers in the canal come in te lead and unload. After getting out of the water the boys get te playing en the deck of the barge Merchant, when Midwood get held of the heisting chain suspended from a boom, which is manipulated by a pulley and is used te raise heavy packages of merchandise en or oft the beat. Ssveral of his companions get held of tbe pulley and began te turn it. Befere they realized what they were doing the end of the chain with the lad hanging suspended te it, had passed the centre of gravity aud the chain being heavier en the ether side beyond the pulley than the boy the latter was jerked violently up a distance of thirty feet from the deck, where his right hand was caught between the chain and pulley en top of the boom. The little fellow hung there in awful agony for nearly half an hour before help came. IIe relieved himself new and then by taking held of the iron chain with his teeth and his left hand, alternating. The lad's sctcam were believed at first by men en shore te be uttered merely in play. His youthful companions finally succeeded in getting several men te go te the boy's rescue. A ladder was procured and he was brought down. His hand was terribly swollen and larcerated. A mall Keober Captured. At Dalles, Texas, United States Marshal Gestling, of the We3t Texas district, and Deputy Neggle arrived yesterday from Silver City, New Mexico, and ledged Geerge M. Silsbre, the mail robber, in the Dallis county jail. Silsbre was a reute agent, aud in a wreck near Corsicana, en the Housten and Texas Central railroad, in 1881, took a registered package contain ing $5,000 and fled. About a year age Marshal Gesling went into office and being put in possession of facts connected with the robbery, detailed his chief deputy Neggle te work up the captuic, which he succecded in doing last week in Silver City, N. M. After tbe robber Silsbre became a wanderer. He drifted into Chihuahua, Mexico, and thence te the mining regions, some threo hundred miles distant, where he remajned nearly a year, operating an engine. He did well, but a passion for home possessed him again, and led him te re turn te the United States. After seme wandering he settled down in Silver City, New Mexico, where he obtained a geed position as foreman of bricklayers en the new court house building. At this busi ness he was working when Deputy Neggle captured him. Silsbre will plead guilty in the United States court at Dallas at the October term and receive his punish ment. Clever Swindler in Heading At Reading two clever swindlers have been operating successfully upon several business men during the last few days. Last evening a genteel looking fellow, giving his name as Geerge Roberts, bought a barrel of flour of Adam Olinger, an extensive grain merchant, tendering a check in payment. After receiving the change he left directions te have the flour delivered next morn ing. Mr. Olinger's suspicions were seen aroused and au examination revealed the fact that the check was a bold forgery. Early this moraine another sharper, giving his name as William H. Norten, managed te swindle a tobacconist named Rhede out of one hundred and flftv dollars. He represented a new line of goods te Mr. Rhede and succeeded in getting the money in advance. The money was placed in an envelope and handed back te Rhede te be mailed te the firm Norten represented. After going some distance for the goods, which were te be in possession of another party, .Rhede concluded te examine the envelope, and, te his surprise, found it een tained no mecay. Beth parties have eluded arrest thus far. ir- PUBLIC AFFAIRS. A COMMISSION 01VIDED IN UF1NIUS. Ifew Yerk's New Controller Ufliuem's 8 agar Fraud Investigation catholic Abitlnanca Union News et tbe way. The commission appointed te consider the matter of duties en coverings of im ported merchandise finished their labors in New Yerk Friday, and decided te re port in favor of exempting outside packa ges from duty. Twe reports will be made in regard te duties en inside coverings one in favor of placing an ad valerem duty en them, and the ether in favor of placing a duty upon the merchandise only. The special committee appointed te in vestigate RepresentativeBelment's charges of fraud in connection with the importa tion of sugar at San Francisce and Port land have finished the investigation en the Pacific coast and returned te Washington. They will confer with sugar importers in New Yerk next week before making their report. Mayer Edsen, of New Yerk, Friday afternoon appointed Ssth II. Grant, his private secretary, te be controller, te fill the vacancy caused by Campbell's resig nation. Mr. Graut was for many years superintendent of the New Yerk produce exchange. The U. S. ship Pensacola sailed from Callae July 12th for the United States, by way of Japan and the Cape of Geed Hepo. On the same day Rear Admiral Hughes transferred his flag te the Hartferd. The Catholic total abstinence union of America, in session at Brooklyn, has elected tbe following officers : President, Rev, J. M. Cleary, of Wisconsin ; treasur er, Rev. J. D. Bowles, of Ohie; secretary, James C. Nelan, of St. Paul, Minn. The annual state encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, of New Jersey, will be bold at Princaten Junction from the 3d te the 8th of September. After 47 years' service as professor of chemistry in the Dartmouth mejdical cel lege, Dr. Oliver Payson Hubbard has re signed the chair and been made professor emeritus. SUICIDE UP A riUNCK. The Natnral Sen of King Oscar, of Sweden, Kills Himself lu a Chuicli. Gav. Nerdin, a young Swede, was found dead en the sofa back of the pulpit in the Swedish Lutheran church at Edgewood, near Chicago, 111. Clenched in his hand was a revolver, five chambers of which were empty. A shot in the right temple had caused his death. On a portable blackboard back of the pulpit he had written in Swedish, " The dead cry never." The body was cold, and it is be lieved Nerdin killed himself early in the morning, as lights were seen in the build ing at that titne and they were still burn ing when the cerpse was discovered. Nerdin had been iu this country only a year, and in Euglewoed only thrce months. He was employed as teacher cf the Sum Sum mer school connected wi'h the church, at a salary of $35 dollars a mouth. He was an accomplished musician and highly edu cated. He dismissed school at 3 o'clock Wednesday, saying he was sick, and he was net seen again until found dead. The deceased was only 21 years of age, but from disconnected and incoherent stories of his friends it appears that about his career there is a great deal of romance Enough is known te show that he was a veritable prince, the illegitimate son of Oscar, king of Sweden. IIe was reared and educated by a princess, the king's sister, but whether as part atonement for her brother's sin or te gratify a royal whim is purely speculative. It is known that he was brilliantly educated, but his journey from the mother country was beset with tribu latien. In England the party he was with became involved iu a street quarrel, and, te screen a companion, he took his revolver te lead it. Ha was arrested, held until all his companions had gene, and then compelled te give up all his trunks and clothing, lle located in Lakeview, but met with peer success, and finally went te Englowoed, aud thcie his strug gles ended. Some papers were found en the body, which will probably lead te a solution of the antecedents of the dead youth. Miscellaneous Slattern. The Maryland beard or public works yesterday visited Pert Deposit te cxamine the site of the proposed Baltimore & Ohie railroad bridge across the Susqnehanua at that point. ArmimeiUa were heard for and against the company's plan, but no intimation was given by the beard as te what its decision might be. The decision is expected te be given en Thursday next at Annapolis. A judgment of $120,000 has been cranted at San Diege, California, in favor of the Southern Pacific railroad against tbe Cali fornia Southern read. The sheriff has levied en the property and it is advcitised te be sold en the 27th inst. The war department recently transferred te the abandoned property division of the treasury several millions of Confederate scrip, bends,. etc., aud it is said these se curities will be reduced tft pulp by order of Secretary Felger. The surgeon general of the maiitie hos pital service has been advised that a ves sel leaded with rags from Egypt will ba due in Portland, Maine, is a fey clays. The collector of customs at Portland has been instructed by the acting secretary of the treasury net te allow the cargo te be discharged until it has been inspected by the local health authorities. The first bale of hops of the season ar rived in New Yerk city yesterday four days earlier than labt year. The hops are from Oneida county and are said te be "very fine for the first pick." They were sold te a brewer at 50 cents a pound. Stein & Trough, proprietors of the Or chard flouring mill, in Pettsville, Penn'a., failed yesterday. Liabilities, $40,000 ; as set?, $10,000. Colonel E. G. Marshall, U. S. A, re tired, died yesterday in Canandaigua, N. Y., from the effect of wounds received during the war. Murder du sntcltle. A. C. Perdue was shot dead by JebPect at Eastman, Ga., yesterday. Inspired by an old grudge, Perdne advanced toward Peet with an axe and was shot down iu self defense. Green Wilhite, 22 years of age, was shot dead by a deputy marshal named Childers at Harrisburg, Me., Monday. Wilhite was being arrested, "and placed his hand in his trousers' pockets. Childers, thinking he was going te draw his revolver, drew his weapon and fired." Charles Henry Lee, colored, was hanscd yesterday at Richmond, Va., for the mur der of two ether colored men,, committed in February last. James Phillips auu Jehn Bresnahan, bricklayers were severely injured yesterday by the falling of an old wall in the coal vaults of the interior department at Wash ingten. Our state department is iuleimcd that Mr. Shaw, who was recently assaulted while acting as consul at Monterey, has almost recovered from his injuries. An inquest in the case of Sener Barce was held yesterday in New Yerk, aud the jury rendered a verdict of death by sift cide while temporarily insane. Laber Trenblcs. A number of the striking cigarmakers in New Yerk returned te work yesterday and the remainder will go te work ou Monday. The manufacturers say the cigarmakers " have yielded every point at issue ;" the secretary of the pregressiva union says : " The settlement was effect ed by mutual concessions." The beat caulkers at Pittsburg, who struck en Wednesday against a reduction of 23 cents per day, have resumed work at the decrease. The.dayaad night shift at the Bethle hem steel mill continues in operation, and the puddling mill is working with a single shift. It is said that soma of the men I begin te show a disposition te go back te worn. Heavy Storms. After Thursday's storms had ceased at Leng Branch the sea ran se high that the beats were unable te make their trips te the Ocean Pier, and the landing platforms were taken up for fear they would be tern out by the waves. A wind and rain storm at Midlothian, Texas, last evening, demol ished a livery stable and a hotel, and scattered the contents of a lumber yard in every direction. Several persons were buried in the ruins of the hotel and badly injured. fatal Powder Explosion. In Angeuleme, France, an explosion occurred at a powder mill by which six persons were killed and several wounded. The damage te property amounts te 1,000 000 francs. THE UCG1SL.ATCXSK. Tbe Heuse Offers tbe Senate a Cbance te bs Fair. In the Heuso yesterday the Senate mes sage was read in relation te the adjourn ment or the Legislature sine die at 10 o'clock a. m. en Tuesday, August 7, and it was referred te the ways and means committee. Mr. Cooper's Senate substitute for Heuse message te the Senate te appoint a free conference committee te consider the whele subject of congressional apportion ment was read. The Senate substitute was returned te the Heuse of Representa tives, with information that the Senate respectfully returned te the Heuse tbe message with information that it would be useless te held any further conference en the subject of congressional appor tionment, as all fair and just concessions te the Heuso had been made and refused, and further cenference would be futile. Mr. Amerman presented the following as a reply te the Senate message : " Re solved, That the clerk of the Heuse of Representatives be instructed te imferm the Senate that, in the judgment of the Heuse of Representatives, the preposition of the Heuso for a free conference commit tee en the subject matter of congressional apportionment, and declaring that the ill feeling of the Senate in reference te the the same is untrue, in fact, unparliamen tary in language, and in tbe reflecting upon the dignity of the Heuse, and te the end that -the Senate and Heuse of Repre sentatives may reason and confer together, that the constitution and the laws may be obeyed, and tbe people served in their liberties and rights, the Senate is most re spectfully requested by the Heuse te meet tt:em for the purposes of legislation by the appointment of a committee of five te act with a similar cemmittee of the Heuse as a free conference committee te be governed by parliamentary law, te whom shall be referred the wheln subject matter of con gressional appointment ; said cemmittee te report by bill or otherwise." Mr. Amerman defended his reply te the Senate substitute and said that tbe Heuse requested the Sonate te reconsider its in tention net te held further conference with the Heuse committee, and he thought it was plain that a further conference would result in a conclusion of seme kind, and he hoped after the Heuso had passed his reply te the Senate resolution it would be sent te the ether brauch of the Legis lature and be received iu a courteous man ner and another conference appointed. He further said the Heuso was ready te meet the Senate in a spirit of concession, aud another conferenca would certainly ba productive of geed. Mr. Furth said he doubted the sincerity of the language of tbe Sonate substitute when it declared that political apportion ments were the bane of the American system of representation. He further held this assertion te be true, but coming as it did from the author of the Senate substi tute, he was compelled te doubt its entire sincerity. IIe favored a further attempt at congressional apportionment, and thought a bill accepsable te all would ba agreed upon. Mr. Ziegler held that the Senate's sub stitute was only a political stump speech and was unworthy the action of the Sen Sen Son aeo where it originated. He read from several authorities en parliamentary law and practices te show that it was compe tent te organize a free confereuce com cem cem mitteo te which may be submitted differ ences that an ordinary cemmittee of con ference was unable te reconcile. Mr. Colbern said he did net quentieu the light te appoint free conference com. mittecs, but he did net think further con cen con fereueo en the subject under debate would result in any geed, for the reason that the Democratic demands were un reasonable. Mr. Stewart held that a conference would tend only te prolong the session, and be a wanton waste of public treasnre. Mr. Lewry said that he favored seme portions of the Senate resolution, but as serted that it was made up mainly of a political speech, and was net worthy of courteous consideration by the Heuse. He said he would favor any simple, plain res elutien which declared that further een fcrenea would result in no geed, but he would vete against any resolution, Re publican or Democratic, which attempted te inject a political speech upon cither Heuso. He favored adjournment, as a longer session would result in nothing. and therefore propeccd any preposition te crcate auy further conferences that would prolong a useless and fruitless session. Mr. Hulings opposed any further refer ence of congressional apportionment te a cemmittee. It would result in nothing, but would be expensive by prolonging a uselcs session. Mr. Amerman's resolution, was then agreed te by a viva vece vote, and the Heuse adjourned until Monday evening at 9 o'clock. Presidential Fishing Tackle. The Louisville anglers gave President Arthur a jeweled fishing real, which is thus described : 'It was a "Ne 4. short" of solid German silver. The slides and key hcad are of red geld and the pivots are jeweled. The handle is of agate. At the left hand end is engraved, "President Arthur, from the anglers of Louisville, Ky. August 1, 1883." At the right hand are the words, "The Kentucky reel." The reel is encassd iu a very bandsome box of brown alligator skin, lined with satin and velvet. On the top is a beautiful silver plate iu the form of a card with the corner turned under. The plate bears the fel lowing inscription : "Chester A. Arthur Fer I Ieve all anglers, they be such honest, civil, quiet men.' Izaak Walten." The mnsnnercher Parade. Follewiug is the route of the Miuuuor Miuuuer Miuuuor cher parade and piouie en Wednesday, 15th inst. : Frem hall up Prince te Walnut, te North Queen, te Seuth Queen, te German, te Prince, te West King, te Mulbeiry, countermarch te East King, te Ann, te pieuic at Roeky Springs. Omnibusses will be in readiness at the corner of East King and Ann streets te convey parties te the picnic. Sheeting Ureand Heg. Chas. and Jacob Franciscus, accompan ied by ene or two ethers yesterday shot 33 grounds hogs, a pretty geed day's work. They will be served for lunch te their friends te-night. Fex Hounds. Jehn K. Bair, of Sadsbury, has a pack of 35 fine fox hounds with which he will contend for the championship of Lancaster county when the fox hunting season opens. ''TB0TJBLE INDE CHUECK" THE KESUbT OF A OAJaPMKKriMO. Twe Churches Get Inte a DlSlcnlty and Their Members into an Alder man's Office. Last evening at 7 o'clock the office of Alderman Barr, en Seuth Duke street, was crowded with a mixed assembly, the majority present being colored people and the remainder hucksters, lawyers, report ers and ethers. The colored folks who gathered there were representatives of all classes, from the hed carrier te the minister, and the office looked like the stage of a large thoatre just before tbe curtain. is rolled up for the play of " Unde Tem's Cabin." The cause of this large gathering was tbe bearing befere the alderman in a case which grew out of the recent " colored campmeeting ' ' at Quarry ville. It appears that there is a colored congregation in this city, which has a church en Strawberry street, and is known as the A. M. E. church. It is also claimed that there is another church in Faegleysville, known as the A M. E. Zion church. The mix ing up of these two churches caused the trouble, each ene claiming te be the orig inal church. The defendants in the case, which was ene of false pretence, were Hiram Hambright and Jeseph Baer, two well known hucksters of this city, and Wm. Kiehls, Matthew Diggs and Samuel Housten, colored. These colored people belong te Zion's church and it is alleged that en Sunday, July 22, they, with tbe ether defendants, held a campmeeting at Quarry ville, and iu advertising it they used the name of the A. M. E. church, leaving the public te believe that it was the Straw berry street church. Censiderable meney was collected at this camp which the prosecutors, whoare trustees of the Straw berry street church, allege was obtained by false pretense. The first bit of evidence was a huge pester, which was read by the district at torney. It announced that a campmeeting would be held under the auspices of the "A. M. E. church of Lancaster ;" after stating the different rules and regulations of the campmeeting, the bill winds up with these words, "By Order of the Trustees" and this was the offensive line. Anether small bill had the word " Zion" en it. A number of witnesses were called and testified that they saw Housten, Diggs and Kiehls collecting money at the camp ; seme thought they were giving it te the A. M. E. church and ethers did net knew nor care where it went. Rev. Wm. Norris, pastor of the Strawberry church, testified that the defendants had received no authority te held a campmeeting under the uame of his church, which received none of the proceeds ; he thought that his church was injured. J. II. H. Butler, Geerge Smith, Charles Molten, Rebert Orr, Jonathan Harris and David Robinson, all trustees of the Straw berry church, testified that the defendants had no authority te held a campmeeting under their uamc. One witness was heard for the defense and that was a colored man named Grace, who is presiding elder of the " A. M. E. Zion church," sent out by the Baltimore and Philadelphia conference. Tbe chureh he represents he claims te be the true one and-tba eldest ene iu this county, the first congregation having been in this city in 1730 : it wa3 named out of respect te this first church.and the Strawberry street church is only a branch. Witnesses was asked about holding this campmeeting,and he telegraphed Housten "te go ahead." He understood there was a mistake in the printing of the large pesters. There is a congregation known as the "A. M. E.Zien church'-" in this city, and i'c has regular officers ; under their auspices the camp was held. This witness was what the colored folks would call a " powerful man," and he spoke with great earnest ness. The alderman heard an argument in the matter, and thesi dismissed the case against Hambright and Barr, as it was shown that they had taken up no cellec tiens. The cases against the ethers were held under advisement. If this campmeeting was really get up by the Zion chureh, the treuble was that the management reglccted te put that word en the large bills, although it ap peared ou the smaller bills and in the newspapers. IiKIUUimiiUDOI) MEWS. Events Near and Acress the County Lines. The firemen of Harrisburg are actively at work making preparations for a grand parade iu that city iu September next. The possibility of the encampment of National Guard at Pottstown, instead of Phojnixviile, is mooted. The Pennsylvania state dental society is in session at Crcssen springs. Papers were read yesterday by James Truman, S. H. Guilferd and W. H. Truman, of Philadel phia, and J. A. Clump, of De 'aware Mrs. Petcr Ressitcr, of Phrcnixville, took poison ou Friday with suicidal intent and it is thought she will net recover. She had beceme despondent ever ill health. A boatman named Morgan Fisher was drowned in the canal en Friday night,near Hamburg, Bcrkf. county. He fell into the water, his head striking the rudder of the beat, rendering aim unconscious. His son, who was at the ether end of the beat, rushed te his father's assistance, but could de nothing. He was 50 years of age, nnd leaves a wife and eight children. While Michael Bauman, a young mau employed in the construction of the Penn sylvania Schuylkill valley railroad, was at work he met with a seneu3 accident and a wonderful escape, at a cut 00 feet deep, between Potts' Landing and Morgectewn, Montgomery county. In constructing the read cars arc leaded with gravel and stones, and run by horse power along a tempor ary track te the edge of the cut. Bran nan's business was te apply the brake and step the cars at the proper point. As he was attending te this part of his duty the brake refused te work, and the car run ning te the edge tilted and threw him ever. He struck the rocks below and bounced a distance of 20 feet. Te make roatters worse, the contents of the car came down, aud he was struck by a num ber of stones. He received a cumber of severe cuts and bruises en the head, back aud limbs, but had ue bones broken. Going te California. Jehn Best and wife left Lancaster this morning for Washington. They will return as far as Baltimore, en Monday, and join the Knights Templar excursion te San Francisce. Jehn Hcese, Dana Graham and wife, C. Lillcr, and GustavusGroetzingcr, of this city, Dr. P. W. Hicstnnd, of Millcrsville, nnd E S. Wolf, of Slackwatcr, will leave Lancaster en Monday for Baltimore, where they will join the California excursion ists. Mrs. Leuis Uuber, of Lancaster, left for Philadelphia this morning, whonce she and ether friends will accompany Mary com cem mandcry te San Francisce. Henes Sblpped. Henry Weill shipped fifteen head of horses te New Yerk this morning. E. Bodeheimor sbiDnetf a car lead of drivers te the same city., Fiss iSrDcerr shipped te day 40 head of draft and driving horses from their new stables, 223 North Queen Btrcet, te New Yerk. Ueld for Court. Andrew Rhede, who is charged with manslaughter, in causing the death of bis wife by abortion, was heard: be fore Squire Gibble, of Manheim, yester day, and was held en bail for court. B. jF. Davis, esq., appeared for' the defendant. THE WATCH FACTORY. A Statement of Its Fresent Condition and Fntiuw Flans. The officials of the Lancaster watch factory state that the closing of the fac tory was net due te the failure of tbe com cem pany, it having no floating indebtedness, nor any debts of any kind that it cannot discharge in full. Mere business precau tion, coupled with the fact of Mr. A. Bitner's assignment, and the serious ill ness of Mr. C. A. Bitner, indueed the beard of directors te adept that line of action. Te run the works profitably it is neces sary te manufacture one hundred finished watches per day, or 3,500 per month. Fur some time past, owing te general business depression, the monthly product has net been sold as fast as manufactured, the large number of finished watches in the safes awaiting shipment being the cause of the present embarrassment. During the past nine years $400,000 have been inves ted in the works, which with the simple interest that has accrued would make the total cost of the plant about $500,000. The result of this enormous outlay is a splen didly equipped factory, the product of which is pronounced by experts as " the best planned aud finest-finished watch in America." Mr. E. J. Zahm, who sells from GOO te 700 Lancaster watches yearly, was assured during bis recent trip te the West by one of tbe thrce or four best watch experts in that region that "noth ing else made in America equals them in excellence of plan and fineness of finish." The management of the factory having done all in their power te make it suc cessful new purpose, in case no disposition is shown by ethers te take measures te assist in tiding ever the embarrassment te have it sold and removed elsewhere. Correspondence has already beeu opened with parties who propose going into the watch manufacture en a large scale ene a town in the west and the ethor in a city in the Seuth. A generous bargain can be offered in these works, and a fair bid will be accepted, in the absence of such dis position and effort, en the part of public spirited citizens in sympathy with the company, as are essential te the retention of the company in Lancaster. The value of these works te the local business interests is very considerable. They at present give employment te 250 persons, and since the recent enlarge ment of the buildings, 400 hands could readily be accommodated. Frem $10,000 te $12,000 per meath are new paid out ou the labor and material account, nearly all of which comes from abroad and finds its way at once into all the channels of trade in the city. The presence of the factory has also increased the value of property in the West End, and led te the erection of many houses in tbatpart of the city which would net otherwise have been built, and there is no doubt that the factory's re moval would be a serious set back te this most progressive portion of Lancaster. The capital stock of the present com pany is $248,000. about half the present cost of the works, $48,000 of which was set aside te be sold as working capital. This 'latter sum will, if sold, retain tbe factory in Lancaster. The present stock holders will net, en their own account, canvass the city for the sale of stock, but will gladly co eperate in any effort te this end. It is te be hoped that the management will seen receive the desired co operation, and that the existing difficulties having been met, the watch factory may begin a new era of prosperity. Meeting of Foremen. At a meeting of the foremen of tbe Lan caster watch factory, Superintendent E. R. Lyle presiding, it was decided as an evidence of practical sympathy with the Lancaster watch company in its present embarrassment, te receive in payment of their wages, during the period of one year from date, orjlenger if necessary, an average of 60 per cent, of said wages in cash, and the remaining 40 per cent, in the capital stock of the com pany. This will effect an important re duction in the amount of cash needed for the monthly pay roll. DASKHALL. The Mantuaf, of Philadelphia, ana the Iron sides Te-day. This afternoon a game is being played en the Ironsides' grounds between that club and the Mantuas, of Philadelphia. A large audience is present. it will new be iu order, in view of the terrible pounding the Hunter club, of Pittsburg, received at the bands of the Richmond team, at Richmond, Va., yes terday the score being 10 te 1 in the Virginians favor te telegraph te the Pittsburg papers the reason of their de feat. They have doubtless found, as is very well known, that their defeats in this city and at Richmond are both attributable te the superior playing of the teams which overcame them. Vibitiug baseb.ill clubs, whether successful or net, alwaj.s receive courteous treatment in Lancaster. A game of baseball was played at Millcrsville en Thursday evening between the "BluoSteckiiMjs" and "NoneSuch" clubs, both of that place, which resulted in a victory for the ' UIuc Stockings" by a score of 5 te 0. This game was the best played there this season. The defeated club tried hard te score, they having men I en bases several times with one band out when the rest struck ent. ! Te day the " BIue Stockings" are play ing the "Aleits,"ef Lancaster, en the I grounds of tbe former. Games Te:lenlay. Other games yesterday were : at Phila delphia : Athletic. 9 ; Baltimore, C ; at same city : Feley 3 ; Picked Nint, 2, 14 innings being play"l ; West Philadelphia: Pawnee, 9 ; West Philadelphia, 7 ; at New Yerk : Allegheny, 4 ; Metropolitan, 3 ; at Columbus : Eclipse, 2 ; Celurnbu-t, 3 ; at Cincinnati : St. Leuis, 3 ; Cincinnati, 4 ; at Harrisburg ; Brooklyn, 1, Harrisburg, 5 ; At Reading : Active, 3 ; Trenten, 2 : at Pottsville : Anthracite, 8 ; Quickstep, 4 ; at Easten : Easten, 14 ; Delaware, of New Yerk, 0 ; at Richmond, Va. : Vir ginia, 10 ; National of Washington, 3 ; same city : Richmond, 10 ; Hunter of Pittsburg, 1. The Harrisburgs are azaia playing the Brooklyn a championship game of baseball this afternoon at Harrisburg. Fester, of tbe old Duncannon club, ar rived in town last night and will play with the Ironsides hereafter. Probably the Hunter were cheated in Richmond yestciday. Something certainly was wrong. Lutheran Memerial Service. Rending Eagle. Rev. Dr. Fry, of Trinity Lutheran church, Reading, has accepted an invita tion te participate in a Lutheran memorial service September 12 by the Lutheran congregations of Bcthlchem and Seuth Bethlehem. The exercises during the day will be held en Calypso island, in the Le high river, and in the evening in Grace Lutberan church, Bethlehem. In the afternoon Dr. Fry will speak en " Luther as a man ;" m tne evening en The Lutheran Church of the Future.' lilrthday Surprise Yesterday Andrew Mehaffey, esq., of West Willow, reached the age of 75 years. His children, grand children, friends and neighbors organized a surprise party for his benefit, which came off last evening. The crowd was a large one, tbe congratu lations of the visitors were earnest and heartfelt, .and were appreciated at their full value' by the patriarch they were intended te honor. A .fine set out and a geed time generally was had from dusk te midnight. .V V5L . rV 'S - tf - Sri . ?
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